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Really Shitty Copper

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PC cooling manufacturer Der8auer got scammed by a copper supplier (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

But if it was a steel ingot coated in copper, slap a handle on that and you got yourself a hammer goin baby

[–] CanadaPlus 2 points 8 hours ago

I mean, a rock works alright for that too.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 16 hours ago

Fair. It'd make a great hammer or anvil (well, part of one, because anvils have very precise shapes for different uses). It's great for hitting things with.